Thursday, June 7, 2007

Merger to make Mahindra Forgings No. 2 player

Mahindra Forgings Ltd said on 7 June 2007 the proposed merger of its three subsidiaries with the company will propel it to the position of second largest forging player in the Indian market.

Post merger the combined turnover of all the entities is estimated to be in the region of Rs2,000 crore based on 2006-07 financials, making it the second largest forging player in the Indian market, Mahindra Forgings said in a communique to BSE.
As per the proposed merger, Mahindra Forgings would amalgamate Mahindra Stokes Holding Company Ltd (MSCHL), Mahindra Forgings Overseas Ltd (MFOL) and Mahindra Forgings Mauritius Ltd (MFML) with itself.

The merger plan involves merging the three entities — MFOL, which owns 100% of Jeco Holdings AG; MFML that owns 100% in Schoneweiss & Co GmbH; and MSCHL, which owns 99.8% of Stokes Group Ltd, into Mahindra Forgings Ltd.

After the merger — approved by the company’s board on 5 June — Jeco Holdings AG, Schoneweiss and Co GmbH and Stokes Group Ltd, would become close to 100% subsidiaries of Mahindra Forgings.

Read more in The Livemint article.

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